Landscape design & installation · Cle Elum, WA
Your land.Your landscape.Built from the ground up.
Landscape design, installation and care for homes, cabins and acreage across Cle Elum, Roslyn, Easton and Upper Kittitas County. Water features, rock walls, plantings and lawns, with the digging, grading and drainage done by our own crew.
October is design season
Plans drawn this winter are first on the build schedule when the ground thaws. Book a walk-through now.
Landscape design & installation
What we design and build
Every project starts with a walk around your property and a plan drawn for its slope, soil, sun and snow. Then we build it with local stone, hardy plants and water that runs where it should.
Our specialtyWater features & ponds
Waterfalls, creek-fed ponds and bubbling stone columns, built from local rock so they look like they were always there.
Rock & rockery walls
Boulder rockeries that hold a slope, frame a drive or just look good. Structural, decorative or both.
Retaining walls & grading
Turn a hillside into usable yard.
Patios & flagstone walkways
Paths, stone steps and fire-pit circles.
Dry creek beds & drainage
Snowmelt and runoff routed away from your home.
Plantings & native beds
Aspens, pines and drought-tolerant natives.
Sprinklers & irrigation
New systems, repairs and spring turn-ons.
Artificial turf
Low-water green, blended into natural landscaping.
The heavy work is built in. Excavation, grading and drainage are part of every landscape we build, handled by our own operators and machines, so you never have to line up a separate dirt contractor.
Finished · Summer 2025Inside a project
The pond & dry creek property
A large waterfall at the top cascades through a series of smaller falls on one side and a flowing creek on the other, all feeding the pond. An ornamental pine sits at the center with native plants below, backed by a rock wall.
Dry creek beds run in from both sides of the property and wind naturally through the woods into drought-tolerant beds. Out front, an aspen grove of more than 14 trees, boulder mounds at the entrance, flagstone walkways around the house and natural stone steps down to the pond.
Pond basin dug, lined and stoned. The falls take shape on graded, bare ground.
Water on. Falls tuned stone by stone until the sound and flow are right.
Planted, mulched and connected by flagstone paths. Built to look like it was always there.
Portfolio
Recent projects
Each project opens into its own photo set, from the first day of digging to the finished yard.
How it works
One crew, sketch to stone
No juggling a designer, an excavator and a landscaper. The people who draw your plan are the people who build it.
Walk the property
We look at slope, soil, sun, snow load and how water moves across your lot.
Draw the plan
Stone, water, plants and paths laid out to your vision and your budget.
Dig, grade & drain
Our own operators and machines prepare the ground right.
Build stone & water
Rockeries, walls, falls, ponds, patios and walkways.
Plant & hand off
Plantings, irrigation, mulch and a walkthrough. We can keep it looking sharp after.
Landscape maintenance
Yard care is better with neighbors
We mow, trim and look after yards for homeowners, HOAs and businesses. Up here, homes are spread out, and a lot of what you pay for is our drive between yards. When more homes on the same road or in the same neighborhood sign up together, we spend that time working instead of driving, and the price for everyone can drop a lot.
- Mowing & edging
- Trimming & pruning
- Leaf clearing
- Planting & seeding
- Sprinkler care & repair
- Bed refreshes & bark
How neighbor pricing works
With a few neighbors on board, more of our day goes into yards and less into the truck, and the savings go to you.
Reviews
What neighbors say
Google reviews
They brought the vision we had for our property to life. Professional, courteous, on-time, AND on budget. These guys are the real deal.
Scott & Brandon were wonderful to work with. The estimates were accurate and made a number of helpful suggestions. We are so pleased with the transformation to the front of our cabin.
Scott, Brandon, and the team were fantastic to work with! From closely working with us on our irrigation system and lawn, to the open communication throughout, and quality finished product.
Brandon & his team are fantastic. The crew is cheerful & personable. Many homes in our neighborhood use Swiftwater Earthworks for jobs large & small.
Our property-care division
Your getaway, looked after
Swiftwater Houseworks takes care of cabins, second homes and short-term rentals around Cle Elum and Roslyn. One local call covers the cleaning, the repairs, the yard and the upkeep, even when you're not here.
Handyman repairs
Drywall, doors, trim, fixtures and the punch list that builds up at a second home.
Flooring installation
Hardwood, LVP, laminate and tile, sourced to order for your project.
Small remodels
Room refreshes and small remodels, handled start to finish.
Vacation home & rental cleaning
House cleaning for vacation homes and short-term rentals, between guests or before you arrive, plus check-ins, repairs and upkeep while you're away.
Service area
Rooted in Upper Kittitas County
We're based in Cle Elum and build all over the upper county, from in-town lots to cabins up mountain roads. We design for the conditions up here.
Free design consult
Start your project
Tell us a little about what you're picturing. Brandon will call to set up a walk-through of your property, with no obligation.